Real Estate Investor

Real Estate Investment

Real Estate Investing

There is constant debate about whether or not Real Estate Investors can find profitable deals using the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). I say that there will always be deals to be had even on the MLS; and there is one simple secret to getting them under contract!

Some Real Estate Investors say that the good deals are gone before they even make it to the public MLS because the Real Estate Agents pocket the listings by holding off putting the listing in the system. Other Real Estate Investors simply do not bother looking because they believe that the MLS is a complete waste of time.

On the other hand there is a percentage of Real Estate Investors who continue to look for and find good deals on the MLS. So, what separates the two?

So, while it may be true that MLS deals go very quickly, it is also true that the MLS is a often a great way to find deals because you already found an owner who wants to sell. As investors what we need to do is find the owners who "need" to sell (no matter what) as opposed to want to sell.